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JONATHAN WOLFROM, 0F YORK, PENNSYLVANIA.-

:Letters Patent No. 78,504, dated June 2', 1868.

IMPROVEMENT-IN HORSE HAY-roars i'ilge tlgnmc ritorni to in tlgesr rttefs ntnrt mit mating intl nt Ilgc sans.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONOERN:

Be it known that I, JONATHAN WQLFROM, of York, in' the county of York, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements -in Horse Hay-Forks; and I do hereby declare that the following is a. full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to makel and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this speciiication, in which--V Figure 1 is a front view of my improved hay-fork.

Figure 2 is a vertical section of the saine, through the line x x, g. l.

Similar letters of vreference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a machine for lifting a quantity of hay, tho same being used to unload hay and the like, and attached to a rope, which is drawn by a horse in the manner common to horse hay-forks.

AIn the accompanying plate of drawings, the rigid tines are shown at A, continuous with or forming part of the cross-piece B, as shown. v

The sliding frame D D slides up and down within the tines A, by menus ot' the projections a from the frame-D, which work in grooves or slots, b, in the tines A, as shown.

The points E are pivoted or jointed to the tines A and frame D, by open mortises in the ends of the tines A and tenons on the ends ofthe frame D, the said mortises and tenons being correspondent with the tenons and Vrnortises of the points E, as shown.

The pivot-pins uniting these said points together are shown at a a.

Thus when the france D is raised, the points E are brought in a horizontal, as shown in thedrawng.

The red outlines E showr the position of the point-s when the same are in position for being thrust into the ha-y.

Thus, by the raising and lowering of the frame D, the points E are brought .to a horizontal position suitable for holding the hay within the tines, and also to a. downward position suitable forbeing thrust into Athe mass of hay-in the mow or on the wagon.

The middle tine, G, works with ea'syeontact through holes in the cross-piece B and the top ot' the frame D as shown, and to this'Ak tine the lifting-rope H is attached. l

To the frame D a latch-lever, d, is pivoted, as shown, one end of which connects with tripping-line e.

At the upper ond of' said lever is a. projection, h, which catches ina slot, z', in the middle tine G, as shown, or passes out 'from the Said slot when the tripping-line is drawn.

This device is for the purpose of discharging the hay.

The mode of operation is as follows:

The hay-forli is seized by the ripper parts, and the frame D is` pushed downward to bring the points E, as shown by the red outline E.

The middle tine G is their pushed down to the extent of its movement, (which is'limited by the pins ff,)

' when the slot or notch 'L' will `corne opposite the projection at the end of the latch-lever- The latchlever is then brought vertical, which movement brings its projection to catch in the notch i,

The, whole fork is then `thrust downward into the hay.

When the lifting-strain comes upon the frame D, (as'will be the case when the rope H is drawn, for the middle tine works freclythrough the hole in B, and iscanght by latch-lever on the frame D,) the points E are brought to a horizontnlposition as shown, und the hay within the tincs is thus held from falling out.

When the hay in the forli is to bedischarged, the li-nc e is jerked, which disengages the lever d, and brings itrto the position shownat cil', thereby permitting the frame D toslide downward and bring the points E straight. This invention is simple and efficient, and has been found by practical trial to work in a more satisfactory manner than the similar double-tined forks.'

I claim as new, and desire to securel by Letters Patentv The t'ines A and frame D. substantially us shown and described, in combination with the points E, middle tine G, latch-lever cl, and slot z', or the equivalent thereof, all ns und for the purpose` set forth.

' lJONATHAN woLFRon;

` Witnesses: f

AMos KIDD, ABRAHAM LrNnnAUsl-I. 

